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Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn

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ameliahayez's review against another edition

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dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

emilyb_chicago's review against another edition

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2.0

The characters were just too unlikeable for me to get into this book. I was reading for book club so I started it, then put it down, then continued it, then put it down and still was less than a quarter through the book. Luckily book club just happened and I heard what happens in the rest of the book. I won't spoil but will say that I am really happy I didn't finish the book. I think I would have hated the characters even more at the end and been left with some awful pictures and many hours I would have wanted back. It was enough to talk about the book and to hear how animated they all were. Most of them really liked it so my review is definitely unique.

chhhloejean's review against another edition

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3.0

LOVED the first half, hated the second. Keep switching between 3 & 4 stars haha so it’s really a strong 3.5. Couldn’t stop reading. I want to read more of Gillian Flynn to craft my full opinion of her work.

rozenaut's review against another edition

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2.0

Oh. My. Lord. This is about two incredibly toxic people in an incredibly toxic relationship. It was painful to read. They've turned THIS into a movie?

There is no one to root for. No protagonist. Everyone is awful.

Nick is a crummy dude. I hate him all through the first half of the book, as I'm meant to. Later on I don't have quite the same level of hate I did before, though he's still fairly high on my shit list.

I softened toward him just the tiniest, microscopic bit when it was revealed how freaking psychotic Amy actually is. Oh my God.

Weaved into all of the misogyny and mental dysfunction is the constant dirty language. I'm no prude - I can handle bad language. But the DIRTY, sexual language every other sentence was fatiguing. Folks in the entertainment industry seem to think we like that stuff, but honestly, I don't think any of us actually do.

Only two things kept me reading until the end.
1. I'm an insane completionist and hate not finishing a book.
2. I wanted to see SOMEBODY get what they deserved, especially Amy, but that wasn't going to happen. She gets herself pregnant in order to secure Nick as her prisoner forever. La la la, Amy wins, the end. Seriously, that's where the book ends.

Who can I talk to about getting the last week of my life back?

bsesek's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

spookydook's review against another edition

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5.0

With all honesty I put off reading this book based on reviews but now I can kick my self for putting it off for so long. The first part is a bit slower but the way the chapters are written it all comes together in the end. I have to say I did like the multiple twists the author had Instore for the reader, the tale of a marriage gone wrong kept me guessing to the end. I found this to be a lot more enjoyable then Gillian Flynns Sharp Objects.